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Together at Jacob Riis Beach
by Julie Ae Kim 07/18/2021Neighborhood: Jacob Riis Beach, Queens
It was my first time going to Jacob Riis Beach and it was with you. We’d been together for two years. The first year, we were too new, and I felt a last minute anxiety about shedding my clothes in front of you and lazing in the hot sun, an anxiety that I hadn’t felt […]
The Irish Riviera
by Thomas R. Pryor 07/11/2021Neighborhood: Queens, Rockaway Beach
On a muggy summer morning in 1961, with my parents still asleep, I crept into the kitchen and turned on the oven. I was seven years old. I closed the living room window to let the heat build in the apartment. After it did, I turned the oven off to let the metal cool and […]
Ryder at the Beach
by Debra O'Fee 05/03/2020Neighborhood: Long Island, Massapequa
My 10 year-old son, Ryder has autism. Ryder is the sweetest boy ever, but he still surprises me and catches me off guard with things, mischievous things. Ryder’s always been very physical and that helps him, and hurts me, when he’s carrying out the crazy and creative (in retrospect) and impulsive thoughts that come to […]
Dead Horse Bay
by Laura Martin 11/12/2014Neighborhood: Uncategorized
The day before hurricane Sandy hits New York I go to the beach. The subways are shut down. The mayor has recommended evacuation of coastal areas. The news warns of widespread blackouts and flooding. The wind pulls garbage from gutters and tosses it against the legs coming out of the grocery store, shuffling under the […]